2. This could be the last time. It's Splitsville for Mom & Dad. Kim Ng could be hitting the 5 South. Donnie Baseball could be headed to Cleveland or D.C. O-Dog and the Wolfman will probably be signing long-term deals elsewhere. If you like this year's edition of the Dodgers, you'll want to watch every moment they have left together.

3. If you don't watch, then the Phillie Phanatic will have won. And then Tommy would be sad.

4. We still have to hold up our end of the Freeway Series. Screw the TV ratings. Another East Coast World Series? Yawn.

5. Who has Game 6 tickets? 'Nuff said.

6. It's another chance to listen to Vin. Keep delaying that radio feed, KABC!

7. Everybody hurts.EspeciallyJonathan Broxton. Whatever you feel about him — and there's a lot of feelings about him out there — he needs the support of Dodger fans as long as there's still baseball to play (see Holliday, Matt).

8. What else are you going to do? Work? Spend time with the family? You're not going to check TBS just once? You're going to stay away from Gameday altogether? Yeah right.

9. Sí, se puede! Remember 1988? Get in on the ground floor. Remember the 4+1 game? Don't be the guy in his car way in the background whose taillights light up after the rally starts. Don't be that guy.

Waaaay OT, but those of you who heard my rage this past Saturday know that the following news item is helping me resist the urge to kill Kill KILL:

SEC officiating crew suspended after Arkansas-Florida game

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

The officiating crew from Saturday’s Arkansas at Florida football game will be removed from its next scheduled assignment on Oct. 31 and will not be assigned to officiate as a crew until Nov. 14, Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive announced Wednesday.

“A series of calls that have occurred during the last several weeks have not been to the standard that we expect from our officiating crews,” said Slive. “I believe our officiating program is the best in the country, however, there are times when these actions must be taken.”

Following each weekend, the conference office reviews games from the previous week, using video replays as well as interviews with officials, coaches and administrators.

“While only a few calls have been identified, the entire crew shoulders responsibility for each play. I have taken this action because there must be accountability in our officiating program,” added Slive. “Our institutions expect the highest level of officiating in all of our sports and it is the duty of the conference office to uphold that expectation.”

In addition, there will be an impact on eligibility for post-season bowl assignments for the crew.

I'm just trying to remind myself that Christine predicted magic from Padilla this postseason. So far, that prediction has held up, but we might have to start buying lotto tickets if he kills the Phillies again tonight.

Watching MLB Network. Guys giving their predictions. one of the guys made a "Going Back To Cali" reference and predicted Dodgers win. Right after, John Hart piped in and said "I don't think so" and predicted a Phillies win. Heart had absolutely NO idea he actually finished off the LL Cool J quote.

Wow. I just saw a commercial where David Spade hocks DirecTV (you know, the ones where they play classic scenes but change them with someone talking about DirecTV). It's from "Tommy Boy," and it's the worst I've seen because Spade's face looks so weird and distorted as a result of the effect. It's creepy.